About Our Pastor

THE REV. RONDESIA JARRETT-SCHELL

Rondesia leads the Well. Her spirituality is centered in Womanist theology and the teachings of St. Ignatius Loyola. She describes her spirituality as a playlist containing John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, Prince, Beyonce, Wow Gospel 1998 album, Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace Album, Taize, Chorale Music, Gregorian Chant, Godspell, Rent the Musical, and Chance The Rapper’s Coloring Book album.

The Rev. Rondesia Jarrett-Schell attended seminary at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. She has been a priest in the Diocese of Washington for past the 16 years, serving in various parishes and ministries, most recently as the interim rector of St. Stephens and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, DC. She is trained in organizational leadership and is a facilitator for the Kaleidoscope Institute. She is a community builder through her work as a residential minister at Georgetown University and as a Regional Dean of EDOW. She currently serves as pastor of The Well, Bowie.